Match Thread: Salford City v Port Vale

[saintvaliant]

Defensively atrocious 2nd half. Could have conceded 5 or 6.

[PVFC764]

Again we huff and puff and get into their 3rd and nothing.  

Ref is letting them get away for GBH.

Come on Vale.  Guess we wont be going to Wembley this year.

[Potsman]

The good news is, if there is any, it shows what we need in January. 

[PVFC764]

That's 2 off the line and now a cross bar - lady luck will not let Vale score in this match.

Again a handball in their penalty area and Ref doesn't even want to know.

[CambridgeDon]

Awful display. Outmuscled at the back, lacking creativity and second to the ball in midfield and toothless up front, we deserved nothing from this, even allowing for the Salford fan in black. Huffed and puffed but too little too late.

A real wake up call.  

[philpvfc]

Well, that was dreadful, lucky it was only the 1.

[Packmoor_vale]

Toss 

 

[PVFC764]

Sorry but Vale did not deserve to win this game.  Most attacks and 2 off the line and off the crossbar.  Knew it would not go Vales way tonight after all the hype about a couple of games away from Wembley and how much it would be good to get there.  

Salford players wanted it more and reacted better to the 2nd ball.  

Just shows we are not clinical enough and they need to improve there.

Not helped by the ref and officials were Salford fans and allowed their players to get away with GBH on our players.  They could even kick the ball away and just laugh in front of the ref and not even get a talk.

[valefan16]

Worrying considering how strong of an XI we put out.

Defensively all over the place against a really poor side, loads of the ball and missed countless chances ourselves.

Need a big performance Boxing Day but that felt very much a missed opportunity.

[PVFC764]

Just now, valefan16 said:

Worrying considering how strong of an XI we put out.

Defensively all over the place against a really poor side, loads of the ball and missed countless chances ourselves.

Need a big performance Boxing Day but that felt very much a missed opportunity.

Just shows we are not clinical enough and need to improve.  Defence and midfield keep making silly mistakes.

[Phantom Lord]

Just now, valefan16 said:

Worrying considering how strong of an XI we put out.

Defensively all over the place against a really poor side, loads of the ball and missed countless chances ourselves.

Need a big performance Boxing Day but that felt very much a missed opportunity.

My feelings exactly. Bearing in mind our record over the Christmas period are we in the Doldrums?

[Brian Johnson]

6 minutes ago, PVFC764 said:

 

Not helped by the ref and officials were Salford fans and allowed their players to get away with GBH on our players.  They could even kick the ball away and just laugh in front of the ref and not even get a talk.

You are in agreement then that Harrison should have been sent off in the last minute of injury time for his GBH on the Salford keeper?

[Diego Maradona]

Always difficult to break down a side, who, after going a goal up early, sit deep with 8 or so men behind the ball. 

That said, not a great performance. Not convinced about Jones in the middle of a three - whether Forrester was injured??

Thought Holden and Dennis were ok.

Ref was as weak as p**s. He was ideal for a physical/dirty Salford side and they took full advantage.

 

[valefan16]

My feelings exactly. Bearing in mind our record over the Christmas period are we in the Doldrums?

Too early to say a win over Morecambe and it’s 3 wins in 4 in the league so plenty to be positive about at the moment but the last two games have been “frustrating” I would say. We should be scoring 2 or 3 tonight with the chances we had. (Equally could of conceded a few more).

[PVFC764]

1 minute ago, Brian Johnson said:

You are in agreement then that Harrison should have been sent off in the last minute of injury time for his GBH on the Salford keeper?

The commentators all said that Harrison did not touch him and was going past him.  If he did take their goal keeper out then he should have been booked and DC and Co should take action.  However, till I see it, then I can only take the commentators words - Harrison did not even touch their keeper and he threw himself to the ground.